2027: Fubara’s brother joins Rivers guber race, pledges to serve one term 

Ambassador Blessing Fubara, the younger brother of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has entered the 2027 governorship race in Rivers State as a candidate for the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, a statement released on Thursday in Abuja announced that the younger Fubara pledged to restore the state’s economic prosperity and political stability if elected.

The aspirant described himself as a ready, competent and energetic candidate who will “restore the soul of Rivers.”

He said that the need to reverse the impoverishment of Rivers people, the loss of investment, dignity and opportunities in the state prompted him to join the race.

“Today, we see a Rivers that is distressed, short‑changed and almost seeming like a conquered state, but we are not a conquered people,” he said.

Fubara urged supporters in all 23 local government areas to turn out en masse at polling units to “reclaim the soul of Rivers.”

He pledged to serve a single four‑year term, completing the eight‑year tenure of the Rivers South‑East Senatorial District under the state’s political rotation arrangement.

According to him, altering the rotation of leadership and governance in the state would set a very wrong and dangerous precedent.